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Abernethy, Francis Edward, Ed.; Satterwhite, Carolyn Fiedler, Ed. – 1997
This book is composed of 21 essays that define and illustrate the folklore of Texas. Following the introduction, the six essays concerned with defining are: "Classroom Definitions of Folklore" (F. E. Abernethy); "Defining Folklore for My Students" (Joyce Roach); "Folklore and Cinema" (Jim Harris); "Toward a…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Definitions, Folk Culture, Heritage Education
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1986
A packet of teaching activities helps elementary and secondary teachers commemorate the sesquicentennial of Texas' independence. Activities include listening to stories about the mockingbird, bluebonnet, and pecan tree, drawing interpretations of these stories, and using a graphics tablet, light pen, or graphics software to illustrate a Texas folk…
Descriptors: Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Secondary Education
Heaton, Moss, Ed. – Loblolly Magazine, 1985
Written by history students at Gary High School, Gary, Texas, this issue includes two articles relevant to East Texas history. "Mission Dolores and Jim Corbin," (Moss Heaton and others) is a summary of material presented by Professor James Corbin about the early Spanish presence in East Texas. The first attempt at setting up a mission…
Descriptors: American Indian History, Ethnography, Folk Culture, Interviews